Authorities have cited a Derby, Conn. company for safety violations and are proposing a $14,000 fine after an elevator accident that killed an employee in June. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Derby Cellular Products was not intentionally …
A woman from the Chicago suburb of Northlake whose son was born with severe brain damage has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the doctors and hospital she blames for causing what will be a lifetime of problems for …
Mark Poveromo feels ripped off twice over. A judge ordered him to repay money he collected from a builder convicted of stealing from him — and told him to kick in the thief’s attorney fees and court costs, too. Some …
Governor Rod Blagojevich is calling legislators into another special session — this one to deal with insurance coverage for autism. It’s the third attempt Blagojevich as made this year to require insurance companies to cover autism treatment. Lawmakers already are …
Air Force C-130s will start flying low over south Louisiana to spray for mosquitoes hatched in floodwaters left by the storm surge from Hurricane Ike. The first spraying will be over Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes and Grand Isle, the Louisiana …
Latino immigrant day laborers are helping to rebuild the devastated cities of southeast Texas. Many of them are here illegally. Others are legal residents in need of income after their regular jobs were disrupted by Hurricane Ike Ike brought a …
A Colorado legislative committee studying the wildfire threat in Colorado is proposing a requirement that all counties have wildfire preparedness plans. The committee also is looking to put $50 million over five years into wildfire mitigation efforts. State Sen. Mike …
FBI crime reports indicate that violent crime fell in the Phoenix area in 2007. Based on data from 18 jurisdictions in metro Phoenix, violent crimes and property crimes both decreased 0.3 percent. The city of Phoenix saw the same decrease …
Swiss Re announced that, based on current estimates, it expects its net claims for Hurricane Gustav to be approximately $50 million, and for Hurricane Ike approximately $250 million. Both claims are preliminary and are “”net of hedging and reinsurance protection.” …
Northwestern Indiana farmers are weighing their crop losses after recent floods that for some farmers was the second wave of flooding they’ve endured this year. Farmer Bill Peterson Sr. said heavy rains in June flooded 400 of the 1,000 acres …